The scattered Moamarias now reorganized themselves with Dafala-Bhatias under one Harihar and broke in rebellion in 1786 from the foot of
Daphla Hills. They defeated the royalist force at Garaimari bil and other places. Then freed Pitambar, a relation to the previous Mayamara abbot and persuaded to join them, who did it after allegedly performing a
Brahmayagna (Brahman–slaying sacrifice). The rebels then burnt the
Satras of Garmur,
Auniati and
Dakhinpat (all royalist Satras in
Majuli), headed by Brahmanas, and also executed the abbots of Bareghar and Budhbari Satras, which belonged to
Kala-Samathi for collaborating with the royalist. At Pahumara the rebels routed the troops sent by the vassal states of Rani, Luki, Beltola and Topakuchi and further advanced and defeated the
Burhagohain at Sagunmari, making him retreat to Rangpur. The rebels got momentum to pillage villages in the vicinity of Rangpur. Attempt was made by the abbot of Dihing Satra with his disciples to repulse them but went to vain. The Ahom priests too collected bands of soldiers and fought with the rebels.. The rebels after many prolonged battles, marching along the
Jhanji River appeared at the capital gates and surrounded
Rangpur in January 1788. At this sight king
Suhutpanphaa accompanied by most of his officers left for
Guwahati, leaving
Purnananda Burhagohain in charge. The Burhagohain too deserted Rangpur after resisting the rebels for a few days. From Guwahati,
Suhitpangphaa sent a large contingent of troops under the Pani Phukan to the assistance of Burhagohain. Receiving reinforcement, the royalist assumed offensive but still couldn't manage to reoccupy the Ahom metropolis. In August 1788, Patkonwar (a son of
Rajeswar Singha) raised a huge army with the assistance of Nara Raja and recovered
Rangpur from the Moamorias, but his victory was short lived and he was eventually killed following an internal dissension in his camp. From Dichoi further incursion of rebels were resisted. The rebels frequently harassed the people, living under the tract controlled by Burhagohain. The Upper Assam razed by continuous battles and disorder, cultivation suffered, there occurred a very terrible famine–''the severest in Assam's history''. The rebels gradually extended their control up to
Dergaon, they couldn't capture the strongholds of royalist at Dichoi fort. The rebels extended their control over large tracts of areas, but no attempt was made to establish a centralised administration by the rebel leaders. The captured region was locally administered with Harihar Tanti in the north bank of the
Brahmaputra, Howha ruling
Majuli,
Sarbananada Singha ruling the Moran tracts from Bengmara (present-day
Tinsukia). Bharat was made the king. Coins were struck regularly in Bharat's and Sarbananda's names. The continuous set-back left the royalist camp demoralised. The rebellion of Moamorias inspired people from different parts of the country to rise up against Ahom government as result of it brought breakdown of khel-system and it became effectively hard to recruit soldiers.
Suhitpangphaa from Guwahati sailed down to
Nagaon due to the underlying rebellious activities of Darrangi prince Krishnananrayan. Here the exploitation of the local inhabitants by the royal officers caused dissension among the
Nagayans and they surrounded King's camp protesting. They demanded the dismissal of those officers whom they held for their oppression. Soon after, one Bairagi besieged on King's camp, forcing
Suhitpangphaa to flee.
Suhitpangphaa appealed for foreign help, envoys were sent to neighboring countries seeking military assistance. Apart from the king of
Manipur, all pleaded on their inability to send troops. Similarly, British help could be acquired and a contingent of British troops under the leadership of Captain Welsh was despatched to Assam. After the expulsion of
Barkandazes from
Guwahati, they directed their operation towards the
Moamoria rebels. Captain Welsh captured
Rangpur in March 1794. After this, further operation against the rebels was pleaded but was discarded by the
Governor General and the contingent of British troops was recalled.
Suhitpangphaa couldn't hold on
Rangpur and soon was recaptured by the rebels. The affairs in
Guwahati too degraded, and the
Barkandazes renewed their depredations. Gaurinath retreated to Dichoi, to the strongholds of
Purnananda Burhagohain, where he died soon. Following the death of Gaurinath, the Burhagohain became the
de facto ruler of the Ahom state. He placed his own nominee to the Ahom throne,
Kinaram later
Suklingphaa. This experience and the military display by Captain Welsh and his troops encouraged the Ahoms to create a standing army of mostly paid Hindustani sepoys to replace the
paik based militia. One chief rebel leader, Phopai was killed in 1796 and the rebel king of
Rangpur, Bhrarath in 1799.
Sadiya fell to the royalists in 1800 from the grip of
Khamtis. The Moamoria fugitives living as refuge in the neighbouring
Dimasa and
Jaintia Kingdoms, regrouped themselves and began harassing the royalist villagers of
Nagaon. Five companies of royalist sepoys were dispatched, but they were somehow lured to the jungles and slaughtered. Following this year, the Ahom force defeated the combined force of Moamoria rebels and
Dimasa king Krishnachandra. In 1803, a plot of revolt by the people belonging to a secret sect of the night–worshippers (
Ratikhowa) was detected and the leading conspirators were put to death in time.
Purnanada Burhagohain dispatched five companies under the Deka Phukan in 1805 to retake the Bengmara region, then under the control of
Sarbananda. The first skirmish took place at on the banks of the Dibru river at Bhutiating. The royalist forces were able to defeat Sarbananda's forces which then took shelter at Holongaguri, and a section of the forces submitted eventually to the Ahom king who were settled at Ghilamara. Nevertheless, both Purnananda and Sarbananda understood that this was a stalemate—and Sarbananda agreed to a peace proposal. Sarbananda was given the title of
Barsenapati and given autonomous command of the Bengmara region which came to be called the
Matak rajya; The Moamaria rebellion thus ended with the creation of a near-independent Matak tract ruled by a Barsenapati and the near-end of the
Paik system. == Conclusion ==